Production Operative (Dryline)

Anitox; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Anitox Corp. in Georgia is seeking a Production Operative to manage the daily manufacture and bagging of powdered finished products in the warehouse, ensuring blends follow the formulation and weights are exact.

You will maintain raw materials, keep pallets stacked and labeled, and ensure paperwork is accurate and complete, following OSHA hygiene standards. Experience with chemicals and forklift operation is preferred; must be able to lift 60 lbs, stand for 8 hours, and wear a respirator when

Qualifications

• Manufacturing experience in chemicals is required; machine operator experience preferred.
• Must be able to lift 60 lbs, climb stairs, and stand/walk for 8 hours.
• Must pass a health exam and be fit to wear a respirator.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily production, blending hazardous chemicals, pallet stacking, and feeding the hopper with powder material.
• Learn and operate PLC controls to set weight and recipe settings for bagged product.
• Coordinate with QA on inbound materials quality and ensure FIFO practices.
• Package ingredients to meet customer orders and ensure correct labeling.
• Operate forklift to load raw materials and move pallets to staging areas.
• Identify maintenance needs and enforce OSHA-compliant hygiene and leak prevention.
• Ensure all documentation is complete and accurate.
• Maintain clean work areas and follow hygiene regulations.
• Site and area cleaning.

Skills

Chemical manufacturing

Machine operation

Physical stamina

Communication skills

Tools

PLC controls

Job description

Anitox partners with the world’s leading food producers to develop & deliver innovative programs to efficiently produce safer food. Anitox protects humans and animals against harmful pathogens and viruses which can enter the food chain through feed. We secure the food, feed and biofuels industries, helping to safely produce more from limited precious natural resources.

We're looking for a Production Operative whose role will be to manage the daily manufacture and bagging of powdered finished products within the warehouse, ensuring that the blends are made as per the formulation and bagged to the correct specific weights and all the required paperwork and documentation is correct. This role will also be responsible for ensuring raw materials are maintained and that all pallets are properly stacked and labeled.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily production, blending hazardous chemicals, stacking pallets, and filling the hopper with powder raw material.
• Ability to learn / run PLC controls to set weight and recipe settings for the bagged product.
• Coordination to management on dry materials needed, timing and proper use of first in / first out and working with QA to ensure the inbound materials are of the correct quality and specification.
• Packaging ingredients to meet customer orders/needs.
• Ability to drive forklift truck to load raw materials in supersacks into the feed hopper and move pallets to staging area.
• Highlight maintenance needs to the management team and adopt a zero-tolerance on leaks, and ensure all dryline production activities are undertaken in line with OSHA standards.
• Ensuring all documentation and paperwork is complete, accurate, and in full.
• Maintain clean work areas and adhere to all hygiene practices and regulations.
• Site and work area cleaning.

Skills & Experience

• Manufacturing experience with chemicals is required; experience as a machine operator preferred
• Ability to lift 60 Lb’s, climb stairs and stand/walk for 8 hours
• Pass a health examination and fit to wear a respirator
• Must be willing to wear a respirator at a workstation at all times during production/bagging of product
• Good written and verbal communication skills